Early immune suppression leads to uncontrolled mite proliferation and potent host inflammatory responses in a porcine model of crusted versus ordinary scabies.

• Main Authors: Sajad A Bhat (Author), Shelley F Walton (Author), Tomer Ventura (Author), Xiaosong Liu (Author), James S McCarthy (Author), Stewart T G Burgess (Author), Kate E Mounsey (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Scabies is a neglected tropical disease of global significance. Our understanding of host-parasite interactions has been limited, particularly in crusted scabies (CS), a severe clinical manifestation involving hyper-infestation of Sarcoptes scabiei mites. Susceptibility to CS may be associated with...